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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA,
Wednesday Mor , ng'ypS|Si|f Oct, 1, 1856,
FOR PRESIDENT :
JAMES BUCHANAN.
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT :
J. C. BRECKENRIDGE.
OP KENTUCKY
Democratic Electoral Ticket.
FOR THE STATE AT LARGE.
F.LECTORS. ALTERNATES.
WM. H. STILES, Henry G. Lamar.
IVERSON L. HARRIS. A. R.Wright.
ELECTORS. ALTERNATES.
Ist Dist. Thomas M. Foreman W M Nichols.
2d “ Samuel Hall, J A Tucker.
3d ,e J N Ramsey, E J McGehee.
4th “ L J Gartrell, J F Johnson.
sth *• John W Lewis, L W Crook.
6th “ J P Simmons R McMillan.
7th “TP Saffold, J S Hook.
Bth “ T W Thomas, A C Walker.
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A Strange Proposition.
Some of the Fillmore Organs, with an apparent*
earnestness which is indeed strange and incompre
hensible, propose that in order to defeat Fremont,
Mr. Buchanan shall be abandoned and Mr. Fill
more taken up by the Democratic party. Noth
ing but the most wonderful infatuation, which
seems to have possessed, for some time, this desper
ate party, could ever have suggested such chimeri
cal notions. They say Mr. Buchanan cannot car
ry any of the Northern States. We say, and have
good reasons for the assertion, that Mr. Fillmore
•can carry no Southern State and he has a very slim
chance to carry even one Northern State. If Mr.
Buchanan then is weak, indeed Mr. Fillmore is
exceedingly weaker. The usual course pursued by
parties in compromising the claims of candidates,
when there is a desire by the friends of both to
■unite their forces against a common rival, is for
the weaker to be withdrawn ic favor of the strong
er. But it seems that this strange Know Noth
ing party are inclined to deal in contrarieties.— |
Hence, they propose to withdraw the stronger and
run the weaker candidate. None but the most
reckless of the Fillmore Organs and orators set up
•any serious pretentions to his carrying any of the
Northern States, except New York. Many of
them claim for him bright prospects in the entire
Noith, even in States where he has no Electoral
Ticket in the field, and probably will not have.—
With such pretenders as these we have no contro
versy. But with those who confine their preten
tions to New York, w T e would submit a few facts.
In 1855, the vote for Secretary of State, which
was the principal officer then elected, the K. N.
candidate received 148,557 votes —Black Republi
can 136,638 —the Hard and Soft Democrats to
gether, 150,697. So we see that one year ago the
K. N., or Fillmore party, were not as strong as
the two wings of the Demociatic party united.-
That union has now been effected, and the vote of j
‘both the Hards and Softs will be cast for Mr.
Buchanan, and will make him a more available
-candidate than Mr. Fillmore, even admitting that’
JVIr. Fillmore gets the whole Know Nothing vote
‘of 1855. But this we do not admit. A schism
\ has since occurred in the K. N. party of that State
and a large number have gone over to the Black
Republicans. This makes Fillmore the weakest
candidate of the three, and the contest will be be
tween Fremont and Buchanan. Mr. Fillmore
then being “a dead cock in the pit,” so far as his
own State is concerned, upon what, we should like
to know, do his friends found any hopes of his suc
cess elsewhere ? In all the other Free Slates his
friends are acting with the Fremont party in the
•State elections, where such elections are pending;
•and when the Presidential election comes on, his
name, in those States, will, in all probability, not
be known in the race. Where was the Fillmore
party in the recent elections in Maine and Ver
mont? There was no such ticket run. If there
were any Fillmore men in those States, their votes,
we presume, went to swell the abolition vote and
crush the Democracy. And so it is likely to be in
all the free States, New York excepted. And
when we ccme to look at his chances in the South,
they are no Vic-ttor. in all the Southern States,
where elections have been held during the past
•'Summer, his party has been signally routed. Hence,
the absurdity of attempting to defeat Fremont by
a union of the Buchanan and Fillmore votes upon
the latter. If Fremont beats Buchanan, he could
beat Fillmore infinitely worse; and the arguments
used by Messrs, Jenkins & Nesbit are of full force
when they declare their intentions to support Mr.
Buchanan because Mr. Fillmore’s cause is a hope
less one. They resolved that his friends in other
Southern States, should not plead their example
to justify themselves in supporting him, and thus
render doubtful the vote of one or two States, and
thereby hazzard an election by the House of Rep
resentatives, where, as it is now constituted, we
have everything to fear and nothing to hope.—
Then away with the chimera of abandoning Buch
anan and running Fillmore. It would not do
credit even to the brain of a crazy man.
TSie Speaking on Saturday Last.
The Democratic cause was well sustained by the
speakers on that side, at Head’s, on Saturday last.
E. W. Beck, Esq., opened the discussion in a speech
of an hour, in which he throwed hot shot into the
Fillmore ranks in good earnest. Mr. B. is a young
man of well trained mind, and gives promise of
abundant success as a public speaker. He is a
lawyer by profession, and an ardent friend of the
Democratic cause. Col. J. W. Duncan, according
to the arrangement agreed upon, spoke three quar
ters of ar. hour, during which time, he crowded in
to a narrow compass the essence of a two hour’s
speech. It was the first time we ever had the plea
sure of hearing him, and our anticipations were
fully realized, though our expectations had been
raised'pretty high by information received from
others. His enunciation is good, his language
flows easy, and is chaste and elegant, and his ar
gumentation is logical and powerful. Col. I), is
the Editor of the Atlanta Intelligencer, and lm s
proven himself to be a good writer as well as a good
speaker. Col. Z. Norton, of our city, was the sole
representative of the Fillmourner3 in this discus
sion. He spoke one hour and a half, and inaue the
sune stereotyped speech which is heard from all
their speakers. Its theme was Cass and Squatter
Sovereignty. lie sustained a bad cause about as
well as any of the bigger bugs of the party could
have done it. He wa3 courteous and dignified, and
as liberal as could have been expected of a follow
er of Sam.
Mr. Bucltanaii’s Prospects.
We are not of that class of politicians who ex
pect to carry the election by the game of Brag.
We endeavor to look at things in their true light,
and speak of them as they really appear to us.—
The Know Nothing presses and orators have been
and still are trying to bolster up the broken for
tunes of their candidate by overrating and misrep
resenting his strength every where. lie was bro’t
into the field under most inauspicious circumstan
ces, and we have not yet been able to discover any
material change in his favor since his nomination.
Not so with Mr. Buchanan No candidate with
in the'last twenty years, has been brought under
more favorable circumstances. Every Congres
sional in every State was represented in
the Democratic Convention. It was truly a Na
tional body. The greatest harmony and unanimity
prevailed in its deliberations and its final action.
Hence wc say Mr. Buchanan started out under fa
vorable auspices. And since the campaign com
menced, hundreds and thousands have abandoned
the American Party and joined Mr Buchanan’s
standard. Throughout the entire South his cause
has been daily gaining strength since the nomina
tion, and the prospect now is, that he wdl carry
every slaveholding State. And in the free States
he stands the best ch ance of any other candidate to
carry a sufficient number of electoral votes to make
sure his election. In New York his chance is at
least equal to that of any other candidate ; in his
own State his propects arc the best of any, and his
prudent knowing friends consider that State as
‘safe for him. In New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana and
California, his cause is onward, and he is deemed
the strongest candidate, and will probably carry
all these. Hence wc look upon his prospects as j
being bright as they ever were, and relying upon |
the strength and justice of Democratic principles,
our faith remains unshaken in the success of Buch
anan and Breckinridge.
Andrew J. Bonelson.
This individual seems to have almost been lost
sight of by the party which pretends now to be
striving’ to elevate him to the second office in
the gift of the American people. This is very un
grateful, and in order that he may not be entirely
forgotten, we place his name at the head of this
article. It is probable that many of Mr. Fill
more’s friends would rejoice if Donelson could be
forgotten, for he is a swift witness against the im
becility and folly of Fillmore’s administration
The charges he made against that administration,
we believed to be true when they were made by
Donelson, and we yet believe them to be true. Il‘
they were not true, Mr. 1). is unworthy of confi
dence as a man of truth and honesty, and the Amer
ican Party, if they are what they pretend to be,
cannot consistently support him. Will they do
it ? But they may say as they did in 1848 about
Gen. Taylor, we support old Zach, and take Fill
more as a matter of necessity. llow many votes
could Andrew J. Donelson get in Georgia, if he
was running alone ? We answer, fully as many as
Millard Fillmore could have gotten in 1848 had he
been running alone. Fillmore could not have car
ried a single Southern State in 1848, nor could
Donelson come in gun shot of carrying a single
State without Fillmore, and it is extremely doubt
ful whether he can carry a single one with him.—
Gen. Taylor’s military fame made him President
in 1848. and Millard Fillmore Vice President.—
The hand of Providence made Fillmore President,
a result never anticipated by the supporters of
Gen. Taylor. We hold that no man should vote
for a Presidential Ticket, unless lie is willing to
risk the destinies of this Republic in the hands of
the candidate for the Vice Presidency. Twice lias
the second officer been made the first by the hand
of God. We anticipate no such catastrophe in the
case of the subject of this article. But patriots
should do their duty to their country, and should
vote for such men only as may be safely trusted
with the reins of Government. If Donelson is that
man, then Fillmore is not—Mr. Donelson himself
being the witness !
From the Catholic Vindicator.
Ladies and Gentlemen : We call your attention
to the advertisement of Prof. 0. J. Wood’s Hair
Restorative, which appears in the columns of our
present number.
From our long acquaintance with the proprie
tor, and with numerous individuals who have used
his preparation with perfect success for the last
two years, we feel no hesitation in recommending
the article as superior to any of the preparations
now in use for the same purpose, viz : for restor
ing grey hair to its original color, a sure and per
fect cure for baldness, and a never failing preven
tive lor the falling of the hair.
It is decidedly the best and most popular in use
for beautifying, preserving, restoring and strength
ening the hair, relieving disease of the skin, and
removing scuif, dandruff and all eruptions and fe
verish heat from the scalp.
We speak in relation to the above from what
we know, having been personally acquainted with
numerous persons who have used the Restorative
for the above purposes with the most gratifying
results.
It is not often we notice a patent medicine. In
deed we think we have never puffed one before ;
but Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative is something
so superior to most of the preparations of the day,
that we cannot forbear asking the attention of our
readers to it.
Grey and bald heads in concert sing,
The magic of this wondrous thing.
Political Discussion.
According to previous appointment, a number
of the citizens of Spalding county assembled at
Head’s Store, in the 3rd District of said county,
on Saturday, the 27th ult. A meeting was organ
ized by calling ‘l'. S. M. Bloodworth, Esq., to the
Chair, on the part of the Democratic Party, and
James McNeely, Esq., on the part of the American
Party. Thomas M. Head was appointed Secreta
ry. An arrangement having been agreed upon to
discuss the political questions of the day, by both
parties, E. W. Beck, Esq., took the stand, and led
off in a speech of one hour on the side of the De
mocratic Party, followed by Col. Z. Norton, who
spoke three quarters of an hour in behalf of the
American Party. Col. J. W. Duncan, of Atlanta,
then appeared, and made a speech of three quar
ters of an hour on the Democratic side, and was
replied to by Col. Norton, in a speech of three
quarters of an hour. The discussion was closed by
a speech from Col. A. A. Gaulding, restricted by
the arrangement previously made, to half an hour.
The meeting then adjourned.
T. S M. BLOODWORTH, ) .
JAMES McNEELY, J Chairmcn -
T. M. Head, Secretary.
B@rTlie Democracy of New Hampshire have
nominated the Hon. John S. Wells, as their
candidate for Governor. This is a capital no
mination, and will call out the Democracy of
that sterling old State.
[From the Washington Union.]
Notes on the Campaign.
Connecticut.
If any one doubted the fact that the great dem
ocratic sentiment of the people is being thoroughly
aroused all over Connecticut, the result of the sev
eral large meetings that have been held by the
democrat in various sections will serve to dispel
that doubt.- Never have we known the time, in
all the past history of Connecticut polities, when
tiie people responded to the calls for meetings
with such promptitude—such spontaneous enthu
siasm—as at present; and surely they- have never
before turned out in such crowds The names 1 of
Buchanan and Breckenridge arc a tower of strength
to the democrats, and the issue presented to the
people is helping to swell their ranks by.the addi
tion of the larger portion of the old-line Union
Whigs. When a great sectional party, advocat
ing a black line of division across the Union, and
upheld by sixteen States—when such a party l’ears
its dark and sinister front in our midst, the senti
ment of Connecticut, with reference to it and its
designs, will be apt to be expressed iuno equivocal
terms. — Ha rtf or and Times.
Ohio.
It would seem, from the many indications which
we meet with daily among our democratic and Fill
more exchanges, that the Fromonters, after all, are
likely to be beaten by the Fillmoreites. The fol
lowing, from the Cincinnati Enquirer., is a sample
of the indications to which we allude :
“Os the black republican ticket that was nomi
nated at Carthage, (Hamilton county,) the follow
ing have declined to accept : T. C. Day, member
of Congress, and all the county judges, Fox, Haynes
and Van Elamn. The latter gentleman is for Fill
more, and has accepted the nomination upon that
ticket The black republicans are in consterna
tion, as they hear one after another of their nomi
nees refusing to accept, and going over to their
enemies. They are beginn ; ng to have well-ground
ed feais as to whether their organization can be
kept up until after the October election. We ve
ry much doubt whether they can find men who,
with defeat staring them in the face so overwhelm
ingly, will consent to be placed upon their ticket.
There is a stampede from the ranks of the ‘woolv
horse’ to those of Fillmore all over the State, and
it really looks as if the supporters of that gentle
man were to be our principal opponents.”
Daniel Webster cn Abolitionism.
Daniel Webster, in the United States Senate,
spoke as follows:
“Now, sir, this prejudice has been produced by
trie incessant attrition of abolition documents by
the abolition presses and abolition lecturers upon
the common mind. ISo drum head m the longest
day's march, was ever more incessantly beaten than
the feelings of the public in certain parts of the
North. They have been beaten every month, and
every day, and every hour by the din and roll and
RUB-A-DUB OF THE ABOLITION PRESSES AND ABOLI
tion lecturers, and that it is which has created
these prejudices.”
And, again, he declared :
“I am against agitators North and South. I
am against all narrow and local ideas North and
South, and against all narrow and local contests.
lam an American. My heart, my sentiments, my
judgment, demand of me that I should pursue such
a course as shall promote the good, and the har
mony, and the union of the whole country. This
I shall do, God willing, to the end of the chap
ter.’,
After a perusal of these utterances of the Sage
of Marshfield, can any one doubt where he would
now stand if living ? Can any one doubt that he
would be found on the side of the democracy, bat
tling for the Constitution and the Union ? “
The Question of Superiority Settled.
It would appear, by the following paragraph
from the Martinsville Monitor, that the black re
publicans of Indiana have settled in their minds
the question as to the relative superiority of the
black and white races, which, after long study, Mr.
Union-sliding Banks was unable to decide upon.
The incident related occurred at a Fremont barbe
cue in Morgan county.
•‘The most characteristic part of the whole af
fair, occurred at the table. A mechanic, who had
hitherto been a strong Fremont man, was on the
ground with his wife and child. At a given word,
he attempted to cross the rope to the table, but
was met by one of the marshals, and told to stand
back and give room for the ladies. He stepped
back, as lie was told, when seven or eight women,
‘as black as the Ace of Spades ,’ advanced before him
to the table, and ate with the rest of the Fremont
ladies and gentlemen. This was too much for him.
11c tore the Fremont badge from his breast, and
swore that, although he was a poor mechanic, he
was yet a little better than a negro. He said that
if he and his wife were to be thrust back from a
Fremont barbecue to give place to negroes, lie no
longer was a Fremont man, and immediately stamp
ed the Fremont badge under his feet, and declared
his intention to vote for Buchanan. We are in
formed that four or five others did likewise. It is
said tnat not less than twenty negroes ate at the
first table.”
Can't see how Buchanan can be Elected.
This is a stereotyped saying of know Nothing
Editors. We are not surprised that thbv can’t
see how Buchanan can be elected. We should be
surprised if they could see anything, after living
nearly two years in a dungeon, with no other light
than a dark lantern.
The Past and Present.
Mr. Anthony J. Has well, of Bennington, (whose
father established the Vermont Gazette, in 1787,)
this morning presented us a copy of the Northern
Budget, of January 3, 1804, received by the Ga
zette in exchange. Mr. H. says he could no more
avoid supporting Buchanan than his father could
resist supporting Jefferson, though threatened with
imprisonin'nt under the “alien and sedition laws.”
This number of the Budget contains a speech in
the Senate of the United States, in November 3,
1803, by lion. John Breckinridge, (grandfather of
our candidate for the Vice Presidency,) in favor
of the acquisition of Louisiana, in which the same
liberal, national democratic sentiments, uow main
tained by the grandson, are supported with com
mendable ability and eloquence.
Among other business advertisements, appears
the following, which may serve to remind some
persons that even our community was not always
free of the curse of slavery :
“To be sold for cash, a negro man, in the 21st
year of his age, brought up to the farming busi
ness, and of an honest and good disposition. Ap
ply to “HUGH McM AN US,
“Four miles East of the village of Troy.
“Troy, December 13,1803.”
[Northern Budget.
Estimate in Oliio of the Presidential
Election.
The Cincinnati Inquirer makes an estimate of
the vote of Ohio, in the coming election. Mr. Fill
more, it sajs, must receive not less that 60,000
votes, and good judges place it at a higher figure.
Assuming this to be true, and the vote to be as
full as in 1852 —
Fremont will receive 121,000
Fillmore 60,000
Buchanan 169,000
Total 350,000
The only doubtful figure in this calculation ap
pears to us to be tin; vote for Fillmore. If his
strength is not entirely absorbed in the more bit
ter fanaticism of Fremontism —unless there is a co
alition or absorption like this—Buchanan will car
ry Ohio.— Wash. Union.
Hon. .Holm 11. Lumpkin.
We are pleased to learn, as we do from the
Rome Advertiser of the 25th inst., that the
popular Representative from the Fifth District,
Hon. John II Lumpkin, has fully recovered
from the recent attack of illness which was some
time since confining him in Chattanooga, and is
now at home, among his old friends arid constit
uents- —lnk!ft gen cer,
[From the New York Day Book.]
The Herald’s Bogus Statistics.
New York, Sept. sth, 1850.
EditO) Day Real:
Will you post up and correct the statistics of
the Herald upon ‘ The Political Press of the Coun
try,” in regard to the State of Georgia, by insert
ing the annexed list of Georgia papers, their pres
ent political position, &c ? I have no means at
command by which their respective circulations
can be arrived at; I have no doubt, however, that
the Democratic press has an aggregate circulation
of 40 per cant greater than that of the Whig,
Know Nothing and American press combined.
Georgian Visitor.
P. S :—A few unimportant papers on either
side may be omit ted.
BUCHANAN, 20.
Examiner, Atlanta, Daily
Intelligencer, do do
Constitutionalist, Augusta, do
Georgian & Journal, Savannah, do
*News, do do
Times & Sentinel, Columbus, Tri-Weekly
Federal Union, Milledgeville, Weekly
Georgia Telegraph, Macon, do
Empire State, Griffin, do
Independent Blade, Newnan, do
Georgia Banner, do do
Weekly Beacon, West Point, do
Standard. Cassville, do
Democrat, Marietta, do
Southerner, Rome, do
Times, Dalton, do
Platform, Calhoun, do
Gazette, Cedar Town, do
Republican, Washington, do
News, Americus, do
Patriot, Albany, do
Watchman, Thomas vi lee, do
*Herald, Brunswick, do
Expositor, Dalton, do
* Argus, Bainbridge, do
Banner, Athens, do
FILLMORE 15
Chronicle & Sentinel, Augusta, Daily
Republican, Savannah, do
Enquirer, Columbus, Tri-Weekly
Recorder, Milledgeville, Weekly
Journal & Messenger, Macon, do
Citizen, do do
Union, Griffin, do
Republican & Discipline, Atlanta, do
Reporter. Lagrange, do
Reporter, Cuthbert, do
Republican, Americus, do
Watchman, Athens, do
Signal, Dahlonega, do
Courier, Rome, ‘ do
Georgian, Sandersville, do
FREMONT NONE.
[ln the above list, the “ Morning News,” “Herald,” and
“Argus” are classed as Buchanan papers, and the “Repor
ter,” at Cuthbert, for Fillmore. All these aie neural in
the present election Ei>. Empire State.]
*&*■**-
From the Times & Sentinel.
University of Georgia.
Messrs Editors : As an Alumnus of our State
University, I am not indifferent as to the deci
sion of the question of who shall be called to
fill the Chair vacated by the venerable Dr.
Church. I have seen the names of several dis
tinguished gentlemen suggested for the situa
tion—gentlemen, who, though deservedly em
inent in their profession, are nevertheless en
tirely unacquainted with the practical business
of teaching. Allow me to suggest another
name. It is that of the New Carlisle P. B.
Martin, the former President of the Synodical
College of Griffin. In his broad, elevated,
comprehensive and thorough views of educa
tion, few men stand above him. In his skill
and ability in imparting instruction, it may tru
ly be said, he has scarcely any superior, and in
his great efforts to promote the true education
al interests of our State, no man is more ar
dent. Asa thorough, laborious and practical
teacher, as eminent in his profession, as those
whose names have been suggested are in theirs
—lie is fully deserving the place.
The writer first made the acquaintance of
Dr. Martin as chairman of the examining com
mittee of the Class of which he was a member ;
and well does he recollect the ability with
which he performed the duties of committee
man, since which time he has known much of
him.
The election of Dr. Martin, would, in the
opinion of the writer, secure a lofty and thor
ough course of instruction in the College equal
to any in the whole country. By way of ar
gument, let me submit one thought to the
Board of Trustees—shall there be no honors
bestowed upon the laborious, successful teach
ers ? Shall the laurels which belong to his
profession be given to others ? Shall not ta
lent equally eminent and more effective, because
more thoroughly trained in the businesa, be
passed by, when the honors of the University
are to be disposed of ? Let the honors of the
bar, the bench, the forum and the United
States Senate, be borne by gentlemen of the le
gal profession ; but let the honors of the Col
lege and the University, fall upon the enlight
ened and successful Teacher. This is a point
worthy the consideration of the Board.
Greenville, Ga. A Graduate.
Mr Stephens at Chattanocga.
W e insert from the Nashville Union, the
foil owing interesting description of our distin
guised Georgia Statesman, from a Tennessee
correspondent. —Atlanta Intel.
Every one was anxious to hear the great ora
tor, Alexander H. Stephens. Sain Smith made
a most graceful introduction, and the Georgian’s
dark eyes, full of intellectual lire, flashed for a
moment or two on the vast and excited assem
blage as if he seemed in search of someone he
knew. The idea of his voice being heard seem
ed almost absurd to those who had never be
fore listened to him. All doubt soon vanished.
His voice riuging out shrill and clear like a
battle trumpet, seemed to cut through the air,
and in live minutes the thousands were crowd
ing closer and closer towards the stand, com
pletely under the influence of his most glorious
eloquence.
1 will not attempt to describe Mr. Stephens’
personal appearence. Indeed there is some
thing about him that baffles description. lam
told that he weighs less than a hundred pounds !
Ilia eyes are full, dark, searching and eloquent;
but in all else he is at war with all the doctrines
of the Phrenologists and the phisyognomists.
He does not look like he would live a week,
and yet, I ans told, his general health is fine
and that he is an intense student and performs
a vast amount of intellectual labor. He seems
to me to be all living.
His political character is well known. For
ten or twelve years he has been in Congress,
and was one of the very ablest of the whig
statesmen. lie never joined the know nothings,
but from the first he has made war against
them. He acts with the democratic party now,
because, as he says, it is a great, pure and pa
triotic party, and the only one that can save
the country.-
Mr. Stephens made the most eloquent and
most original speech I have ever heard, lie
did not howl over the beaten track, but mark
ed out anew one for himself. He held the
Constitution in his hand, and the leading idea
of his speech was that know nothingism was
antagonistic to the Constitution, and he de
monstrated his position with mathematical
precision. His dissection of the part of the
Know Nothing creed which establishes a reli
gious test was the rarest and most scientific
piece of political surgery I have ever witness
ed.
But it is impossible to describe Mr. Steph
ens’ manner of speaking. More than any other
statesman does he resemble Randolph, of Roan
oke.
Mr. Stephens- will make four speeches in
Middle Tennessee about the middle of October,
and I advise all who can to hear him.
[Correspondence of the Daily Delta.]
From Texas.
A Horrible ami Fiendish Assassination — Mr. and
Mrs. Moore and an adopted Daughter shot—The
assassin undiscovet ed .
Marion, Texas, Sept. 4, 1856.
Editors Delta :—One of those revolting assassi
nations at which the heart sickens, and which have
become so common in these days of enormity, was
committed in this comity on the 2Cth ult.
The victims were A. E. Moore, Esq., Ids wife,
and a lovely orphan girl, twelve years old, who
was, by adoption, one of the family. They had
just seated themselves at the supper table in the
entry of their house, when the assassin, cooly fix
ing a rest for his gun by propping a board between
the two stems of an alt hen, twenty steps from the
table, and in full view of Iris unsuspecting victims,
discharged at them a don bled-barreled gun. At
the first fire, Moore fell. 1 sis wife, who si ton his
left, exclaimed, “Lord have mercy !” and at that
instant received the contents of a second gun, fired
in quick succession.
She fell instantly, and the orphan gii who was
seated on Moore’s right, and between Mr. Moore
and the assassin, sprang into 1 lie house and called
for camphor, but before the servant, could get !o
her she was dead ! Mr. Moore received three shots
in the head, and four in tho right side of the chest.
His arm above the elbow was much shattered, and
the hand shot through, ite lived a few minutes,
but never spoke. Mrs Moore received four shots
in the face, and seemed to have breathed after she
fell. A single shot struck the young-girl a little
to the left of the spine, passed through the heart,
and, coming out at ih left nipple, lodged in her
clothes. I have this shot in my possession ; it is
evidently a sing.
The Coroner’s inquest did nut elicit anything
sufficient to found an arrest upon.
There is a great deal of excitement in reference
to the murders, and 1 devoutly hope the thousand
eyes turned in search of this fiendish monster, may
yet detect him through even the close obscurity
lie has drawn around him. The leu-s oi fin Is, the
blood of an innocent orphan, and the justice of
heaven cry aloud against him.
Mr. Moore was an intelligent, amiable, worthy
citizen. Among the most warm-hearted, woman
ly and benevolent other sex, Mrs. Moore had no
superiors. Without children herself, she had shown
the goodness ol her nature in adopting from among
the indigent, three homeless orphans, on whom she
not only lavished all the care and kindness of a
mother, but by will has left them (now but two,
a young lady 16 ami boy 14- years) most of her
large estate.
Great Fire in Macon—Many houses
destroyed, and immense loss of Pro
perty.
A little before day-break on last Monday, the
22d inst., our citizens wore aroused by the ringing
of alarm bells and the cry of fire. The cause of
the fire is not known, but it was first discovered,
we believe, on the premises of Mr. E. E. Brown on
Mulberry street opposite the Lanier House. It
soon spread to the neighboring houses, which be
ing mostly built of wood, burnt very rapidly, not
withstanding the firemen and others were prompt
ly on the spot, and used every exertion to stop the
progress of the flames. They were not finally
checked until they had consumed every building
(except two) on the East side of the Square, boun
ded by Mulberry and Cherry, and First and Sec
ond Streets; they also crossed over the Alley and
consumed several houses on the West side of the
square, approaching so near our own office as to
render it in imminent danger.
The following is a list of the houses destroyed,
some of which were owned by their occupants, and
others by different persons : Dr. E. L. Stroheck
er's Drug Store; Day & Mausenet’s Jewelry Store;
Pugh's Daguerrcan Gallery; Clark & Pierson’s
Provision Store; Garey’s Boot Store; John L.
Jones & Co’s Clothing Establishment; Belden <fc
Co’s Hat Store; Hernandex's Segar Shop; Peter
k Jaugsteter's Tailoring Establishment ; Baird,
Merchant Tailor’s Store; M. D. Barnes’ Jewelry
Store; C. A Ells’ Provision Store; Washington
Hall Building; Boardman’s Book Store; Good
man’s Dry Goods Store; Mrs. Andouin’s Milline
ry; Agency of Marine Bank of Savannah; Agen
cy of Mechanics Bank of Augusta, Offices of Drs.
Battle, Pye and Mattcauer; John Rutherford’s
Law Office, and several other small buildings.
Most of these houses were partly insured. We
have not yet ascertained the entire loss. Some of
the occupants sustained heavy losses in goods, and
all suffered more or less damage and inconvenience
from moving, Ac. This is one of the largest and
most destructive conflagrations that Macon has
been visited with for many years. —Geo Telegraph.
Judge Marsh, who w’as President of the
Conveiion that nominated Fillmore, has come
out in fav> rof Fremont. He states his reaso
ns at length in a published letter, and closes
as follows :
“These considerations lead me to the sup
port of the Republican nomi eesfor Prescdent
and Vice President, not because I am less an
American than when our National Convention
assembled, but because those by whom Mr.
Fillmore was nominated, from Southern >tates
have abandoned him for a candidate openly
and avowedly arrayed against the American
Party, thus sacrificing for Slavery both their
Candidate and tneir Americanism; and because,
furthermore, by voting for Mr. Fillmore, while
the contest is between Btv hauan and Fremont,
I should indirectly aid the former, whose prin
ciples, as an anti American and Slavery-exte
nsionist, are obnoxious to all iny convictions
of duty.”— Sav. Jour. tip Cour.
—
tiring the polio J canvass of 1852, Mr.
Buchanan was an active advocate of branklin
Pierce’s election, and in a speech delivered be
fore the Democracy of Pennsylvania, on the
7th October, 1852, said !
“Tee fugative slave law is all the South has
obtained in his Compromise of 1850. It is a
law'founded both on the letter and spirit of
the Constitution, and a similarlaw has existed
on our statute books ever since the administra
tion of Washington. History teaches us but
for the provision in favor of fugitive slaves, our
present Constitution never would have existed
Think yon that the outh will evvr tamely
surrender the fugitive slave law to Northern
fanatics and Abolitionsists.” — Exchange.
Col. R .1 Cowart at Marietta.
We learn from a friend, ays the Atlanta In
teligcncer, that this staunch defender of demo
cratic principles, addressed a large crow'd in the
Court House, at Marietta, on Thursday last;
and that he was entirely successful in rolling on
the ball started in old Cobb, by our District
Elector, Col. Gartrell, a day or two ago. We
understand that Cowart says he is rather puz
zled to find material to work upon, in the pres
ent campaign—the Know Nothings in Chero
kee having nearly all either been fully convert
ed, or are mourners around the altar. He can
however, console himself by the reflection that
his ow n able Exhortations last year contribut
ed largely to the bringing about the gratifying
state of political affairs now said to exist in
Cherokee Georgia. —Atlanta Intel.
BSirThe following is the last parody on
“Woodman, Spare that Tree :”
Woman,spare that tree,
Touch not a single cup,
In youth it tempted thee,
But now, O give it up !
I know thy mother’s hand
First put it to thy lip,
But woman, let it stand,
Unless it be catnip !
PEN AND SCISSORINGS,
[By Telegraph for the Richmond Inquirer.]
Later from Kansas.
at ♦, f T Chicago; Sept. 22.
A dispatch from Lawrence, dated 15th inst
states that 2,800 Missourians reached Franklin on
the Hth, and the advanced guard came in collision
with free State men on the night of the 13th. Gov
Geary interfered, and the Missourians fell back to
La ,;,,,ce The OovcMor l,„ s ,li s b„ n ded the T*
i itorial militia under Reed. Col. JJarVey’s free
S ate regiment had an engagement with the “Law
sides vJm-cM-ilk7 S H on both
sines \\ cic Edied. Harvey s command was subse
quently captured by U S. dragoons.
Fire at tlie Georgia Railroad Depot.
; The lire at the Georgia Railroad Depot
which took place o i yesterday morning” did
coi.sidembie damage —B. sides destroyin'* the
Engine House, it lias rendered unlit for present
use some s or eight locomotives that were
in it at ibe time, and it is more than probable
t.lmt several of them will never again be fit for
idp. Tut* loss to the Bond may be estimated
at !rom twenty to twenty-live thousand dol*
ais And but lor the extraordinary exertions 4
o. the I ire Company ot our city, who succee
ded hi saving the udjo niiig building, used
as a deposit for oil and ether inflammable*
mntemi s, there is no telling to what
the tire would have raged. Our “Atlanta’’
Fire Company, No. 1,” boys deserve great
praise for their superhuman exertions, and we
’rust t! at the Georgia Railroad Company willi
not forget their successful effort in staving the
devouring element.- Atlanta Exm , 26 1 k.
ccottijEADs the Column ” —The Vermont-
Patriot., of Sept. 17th, says: ‘Gen. Scott has
declared that he cannot support Fremont, and’
is not prepared to go for Fillmore. The old
hero will probably go for Buchanan and the
party that ‘carries the flag of the Union.’
A Pri e Comparison.—Col. John Under
wood in his address to the citizens of Cass
county, on Thursday last, said that these little
know nothing stump speakers, who denounced
Stephen A Douglas as Stephen Arnold, was
no more to be compared to the “little giant of
the North west,” than the feeble corruscations
of a lightning bug to the brightness of the
noon-day sun ! Wander what onr lightning
bug friend thinks of that ?— Standard
Acknowledging the Corn.—ln the course
!of Mr. Bartotvs’ address in this place, last
j Wednesday he said that “if Buchanan w r as elec
j ted, his election must be attributed to Fillmore.’
We really don’t know but he is right. Fill
more will take a good many of abolition votes
from Fremont. Consequently that will lessen
Fremont’s chances.
There is no chance for Fillmore’s election by
any party, Northern or Southern.— Standard.
Gov. H. V. Johnson was at Philadel
phia on the 16th inst., and was expected to
address a mass meeting of the Democracy, in
Independence Square, on the 17th inst., the an
niversary of the adoption of the Federal Con
stitution.— CY nshtutionalist.
The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian, of I6th
inst. says:
Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia.—True to
his promise, this eloquent son of Georgia reach
ed this city yesterday morning, and may be
found at the Merchant’s Hotel. lie spoke last
evening at the corner of the Twentieth and
Walnut streets,and will speak at Independence
Square on Wednesday, at Kimbcrvillc, Chester
county, on Thursday; at West Chester, on Fri
day of this week—returning in time, as we hope
to address the Democracy at some other points.
Gov. Cobb is in fine health and spirits, and
will be w armly welcomed wherever lie goes.
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The Elections. —The State election in Flo
rida takes place on the 6th of October. The
j State elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,,
j and South Carolina, w ill be held on the sarno
j day—October 14. These will be the last skir
mishes prior to the grand pitch battle on the
4th of November.
George D. Gray for Buchanan. —This dis
i tinguished \ irgiuian has resigned the Presiden
cy of the Fillmore and Donelson Club, of Cul
pepper county, \ a., and declared his intention
to vote for Buchanan in an able letter, which
is published iu the Richmond Enquirer.
Is Fillmore in favor of the Restoration
of the Missouri Restriction ?—Mr. Gray,
of Virginia, says in his letter resigning the
Presidency of the Fillmore and Donelson Club,
of Culpepper county, that Mr. Fillmore “was
written to recently, by Mr. Kindall, American
Assistant Elector for the county of Orange,
(Va,,) asking whether lie would or would not
sanction a bill restoring the Missouri Compro
mise and repealing the Kansas act, and he re
plied by sending [him] his Rochester speech.”
Comment upon this act of the model President
is unnecessary. He shrinks the great issue in.
the canvass.— Const it ul ion a list.
# # * .
An Office without Labor.
Among the committees appointed and pub
lished in the Discipline of Friday for the ap
proaching Grand Know Nothing Mass Meet
ing, we notice one “on tin* reception of distin
guished guests.” The duties of this committee
will, we imagine, be easy of performance. In
fact the office may be regarded a sinecure, as it
is well known that the Know Nothings have not
a single distinguished man in their party to re
ceive.— Intdige veer.
BGU As the smoke clears away from the
election returns from Vermont, the result ap
pears to be, that the fusion of the Know’Noth
ings and Black Republicans gained upon their
vote of last year about one thousand votes.—
Const it ueirualist.
Panama—lmportant News.
There is a probability that our Government
has determined to take possession of the Isth
mus of Panama. It has been provoked to this
course by the brutal massacre of American citi
zens there, and the destruction of American
property, for which no indemnity or apology
lias been made. This will be a speedy mode of
settling the construction of the Clayton Bul
w’er Treaty, and at once defying Englands di
plomacy and arms.— lntcligc.nccr.
p®“A London letter says : “I need not tell
you that the complications arising out of the
Kansas and San Francisco difficulties are look
ed upon by them with intense gratification. —
The general opinion is, that these troubles
will lead to the dissolution of the Union within
a twelve month. All despotic Europe is in
dulging in a hellish exhibition of delight at the
prospect, and you may rest assured that no ef
fort of theirs will be wanting to hasten and
confirm this result.